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On the 30th April 1982, flying
from Wideawake airfield on Ascension island, Flt. Lt. Martin
Withers and his crew, flying RAF Vulcan (XM607) launched the
first Black Buck bombing operation of the Falklands War. There
and back the non-stop flight covered 7,500 miles, lasting 15
hours 45 minutes – at the time, the longest combat flight
in history. The Vulcan was refuelled by Victor tankers five times
on the outward journey and once on the return journey. Signed
by Flt. Lt. Martin Withers. |